September 9, 2016 - April 21, 2017

PRESENTED BY:

Cultural Center of the Philippines

TIME/ VENUE:

8:00 PM | Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)

DESCRIPTION:

After the historic performance of the PPO at the Carnegie Hall in New York City, USA on June 18, 2016, we take pride in announcing that the country’s premier orchestra is once again embarking on another milestone as it enters its 34th Concert Season (2016-2017) with its new Music Director and Principal Conductor, Maestro Yoshikazu Fukumura; the Japanese conductor hailed by the Philippine Star as “vigorous, totally focused, fiery conductor who infused the almost 80-member PPO with his vitality and energy.”

Maestro Fukumura has prepared an outstanding season repertoire and invited international and renowned local artists as guest soloists for the season. Among the roster of musicians to be featured this season are Ryu Goto (violin), Shoko Fukuda (soprano), Camille Lopez-Molina (alto), Hiroshi Watanabe (tenor), Noel Azcona (bass), Eduardo Fernandez (guitar) Adolfo Mendoza (bassoon), Diomedes Saraza, Jr. (violin), Renato Lucas (cello) and Monique Duphil (piano). The eclectic programme ranges from Beethoven’s majestic 9th Symphony in D minor, featuring a 100-member chorus, to the riveting modern piece, “El Conga del Fuego” by Arturo Marques.

A special appearance of former PPO Conductor Maestro Olivier Ochanine is also in store. From the wide-ranging gamut of orchestral gems to an extraordinary spectrum of soloists, the new concert season, billed as Timeless Classics, New Beginnings dazzles from every angle.

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